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June 17, 2025 | K-12 Updates
Supreme Court Rules Students Claiming Disability Discrimination Do Not Face Higher Standard of Proof than Other ADA and Rehabilitation Act Plaintiffs
SCOTUS unanimously ruled in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 that students suing educational institutions for disability discrimination should not have to face a higher standard of proof than plaintiffs in other federal discrimination lawsuits brought under the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
June 9, 2025 | K-12 Updates
LGBTQ+ Books in Schools and Religious Rights Under Review by SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court will be weighing in on an important case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, concerning parental rights to the free exercise of religion and the authority of school districts over curriculum content and required instruction in the classroom.
June 6, 2025 | K-12 Updates
Bill Requiring Seat Belts on School Buses Goes to Governor for Signature
The Illinois General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 191, which would add Section 12-826 to the Illinois Vehicle Code, requiring seat belts to be installed on each newly purchased school bus.
June 5, 2025 | K-12 Updates
The Establishment Clause and More: Religious Charter Schools and Religion in the Classroom
On May 22, 2025, a deadlocked Supreme Court blocked the creation of religious charter schools in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and St. Isidore v. Drummond. This decision leaves in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that declared authorizing religious charter schools violated the constitutional separation of church and state.
April 25, 2025 | K-12 Updates
DEI Updates: Federal Court Decisions Impact OCR Dear Colleague Letter and Title VI Certification Form
On April 24, 2025, two federal judges issued decisions in lawsuits brought against the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) related to DEI in schools. Read more in our latest law alert.
March 21, 2025 | K-12 Updates
Important Updates Related to DEI, OCR Investigations, the U.S. Department of Education, and Transgender Students
Robbins Schwartz continues to track and report on important federal and state updates impacting educational institutions and employers. Read the latest updates to keep you informed here.
March 5, 2025 | K-12 Updates
DEI Updates: Understanding the Pending Litigation and New OCR FAQs
The DEI landscape has changed once again. In the past two weeks, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting certain provisions of the Trump Administration’s executive orders related to DEI.
February 7, 2025 | K-12 Updates
Federal Government Issues Executive Order on Student Athletics and Sues Chicago, Cook County and Illinois Over Immigration Enforcement
Read our latest law alert summarizing new executive order developments and their implications for institutions, including key timelines to note.
February 4, 2025 | K-12 Updates
Annual Reminder on Educational Support Staff RIF Procedures and Teacher Non-Renewal/RIF Deadlines
As the 2024-25 school year continues through the winter months, school districts are beginning to plan and review their staffing needs for the 2025-26 school year. In assessing options to address those needs, some school districts may determine it is necessary to implement a reduction-in-force (“RIF”) of its educational support staff, a statutory process driven by The School Code. Many school districts are also likely to be considering the non-reemployment of non-tenured teachers at the end of the 2024-25 school term, or a RIF of teachers, statutory processes that were significantly modified in recent years. Given the various procedural requirements imposed on school districts, we believe an annual reminder of those requirements will be of assistance as districts plan for their future personnel and staffing needs.
December 5, 2024 | K-12 Updates
Appellate Court Clarifies 2016 School Code Changes in Property Detachment Evidence
In 2016, significant statutory changes were made to how certain evidence is to be considered in situations where property owners seek to detach their property from one school district and annex to another.
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